Noughtie Child Podcast
Episodes
Episode 221: The Ultimate Day of the ODC ft Coco Streets
01 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Wednesday was madness! That's not the only topic on our minds as we've also had the T20 County Cup, England's World Cup Squad as well as a...
Episode 220: Gauging the Season ft Bea Ellis
24 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3 and international, we're covering it all this week as Richard drove up and down the country to watch cricket. We are joined by ...
Episode 219: It's Cold & Rainy...Must be Cricket Season ft April Herathge
17 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The 2026 county season is underway! We've been at two Tier 1 games this week so we discuss the first two rounds. We're going to save the Tier ...
Episode 218: 2026 Domestic Season Preview
03 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for our 2026 season preview and once again we have some rogue predictions...we're very happy to be proven wrong! We'll be back in two weeks ...
Episode 217: Mental Health & Cricket ft Alice Bird
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are so pleased to be joined by Gloucestershire’s Alice Bird who speaks to us about her new podcast all about cricket and mental health....
Episode 216: Who wins when England play England?
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
England are out in South Africa playing some intrasquad fixtures so we have a look at how the first match went. Plus we've had a week to ponder over t...
Episode 215: Jumping the Shark with The Hundred Auction
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We have thoughts...it was the Hundred Auction this week and it's fair to say we have our reservations. Millions of pounds has been chucked at wome...
Episode 214: The day when the Netherlands could beat Australia
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Finally we have some World Cup fixtures and importantly, the Netherlands will have the opportunity to beat Australia. There are lots of exciting bilat...
Episode 213: An International Whistle-Stop Tour
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It's a bit of an international whistle-stop tour this week from Melie Kerr being appointed New Zealand captain to Fatima Sana's success against South ...
Episode 212: How to qualify for a World Cup ft Isabel van der Woning
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a quieter week for women's cricket but Netherlands bowler Isabel van der Woning joins us to give us the inside scoop on the preparations for...
Episode 211: Niche Bilateral Series & Wild Speculations
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From the Oman v Denmark series to the WPL final, we look at some of the biggest and smallest stories in women's cricket this week. We'll be back next ...
Episode 210: From Rotterdam to Kathmandu
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Our dream has come true and the Netherlands have qualified for their first T20 World Cup in England this summer. Bangladesh are also through and we wi...
Episode 209: WWW for the Netherlands
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We've been keeping a close eye on the World Cup qualifiers and it's looking good for Ireland, Bangladesh & the Netherlands. It's slightly nervy for Sc...
Episode 208: Women’s Cricket & Saudi Arabia
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today we tackle a big topic that we’ve mulled over for a while but we thought it was important to discuss women’s cricket, Fairbreak and Saudi Ara...
Episode 207: It's WPL Day
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It’s WPL Day! Will Delhi Capitals continue their run as serial chokers? We also preview the World Cup qualifiers as well as celebrate Annie Wikman’...
Episode 206: Driving Home for Christmas ft Mabel Reid
20 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s our final episode of the year and of course time for some Christmas chat. As well as our bumper review of 2025 Women’s Cricket through our ey...
Episode 205: You'll Never Guess Who is Back...
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You'll never guess who is back...or maybe you will because who needs a transparent hiring process! Jon Lewis has been appointed Head Coach of Lond...
Episode 204: Another Pear (Who’s Also a Bear) ft Bryony Gillgrass
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are joined by Worcestershire’s Bryony Gillgrass who is also part of the England U19 set up. We spoke all about her journey so far, a br...
Episode 203: What will the Summer of 2026 look like?
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're already dreaming about next summer as the domestic fixtures came out this week. Unfortunately there are some clashes that we're less kee...
Episode 202: Why we’re excited about the Emerging Nations Trophy
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are back from our little break and despite snow falling in England, there’s some important cricket to discuss across the world from the WBBL to t...
Emergency Episode: India are Women's World Cup Champions
02 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
India are World Cup Champions beating South Africa and lifting the trophy on home soil. We record seconds after Harmanpreet Kaur took the winning catc...
Episode 201: South Africa & India are in a World Cup Final
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wow! South Africa and India are in the World Cup final and Australia can't win another ICC tournament. We also are joined by Italy & Northants...
Episode 200: We've Scored a Double Ton
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's our 200th episode! I don't think we quite believe we've made it this far but thanks for listening and supporting us at any point over...
Episode 199: The Rehab Reality ft Grace Johnson
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lancashire's Grace Johnson joins us this week and shares how her summer as been from the highs in T20s to the lows of rehab and dealing with a stress ...
Episode 198: A Wobbly World Cup
11 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a wobbly World Cup so far with every team experiencing some collapses and nervy moments. We discuss everything that's happened in th...
Episode 197: The 2025 World Cup is Underway
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The World Cup is underway in India and Sri Lanka and it's been an interesting few days to start the tournament. There's already been two centuries, so...
Episode 196: 2025 Season Debrief
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for the big 2025 Season debrief. We name a team of the tournament and also look back on some of highs and lows of the season. Thanks for tun...
Episode 195: Yorkshire Lift a Trophy & Tier 1 Final Pending
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As the season draws to a close, Richard saw Yorkshire lift the One Day Cup Tier 2 trophy (in a 20 over game) and we both watched the thriller between ...
Episode 194: Tier 2 ODC Final Preview ft Eve Jackson
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Tier Two One Day Cup Final takes place this Sunday in Worcester so we chat to Glamorgan's Eve Jackson ahead of the big occasion. We also look ahea...
Episode 193: Perrin's Epic Century & Inside Italian Cricket ft Emilia Bartram
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As usual plenty to speak about! Davina Perrin impressed with a remarkable century in the Hundred eliminator, the One Day Cup is nearing its conclusion...
#4 Women's World Cup European Qualifier Daily
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The European Qualifiers have come to an end and so has our time in the Netherlands. We has a brilliant final day with Ireland and the Netherlands prog...
#3 Women's World Cup European Qualifier Daily
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It was a day off yesterday but we are back today having seen Germany v Italy and Ireland v The Netherlands. Arlene Kelly took a 5-fer and Gaby Lewis &...
#2 Women's World Cup European Qualifier Daily
24 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our second day in Rotterdam and we saw Germany take on Ireland and Italy face the Netherlands, with Ireland securing a place at the global qualifier w...
#1 Women's World Cup European Qualifier Daily
23 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We've had our first day at the World Cup European Qualifiers in Rotterdam seeing Ireland beat Italy and the Netherlands thrash Germany.There's...
Episode 192: We’re off to Rotterdam
23 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve had our summer holiday and we’re back! There’s no better place to dissect the world of women’s cricket at than in Dover Ferry Port at 1a...
Episode 191: Lots of Finals, One Weekend
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Final after final...it's been a busy weekend. From a nightmare in Northampton to celebrations at the Oval, we speak about our Finals Day weekend in an...
Episode 190: Preparing for Finals Day (Live from a Castle!) ft Ellie Phillips
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are sat in Lumley Castle the one poking through the trees behind Durham County Cricket Club. We're recording after the England series has wrapped u...
100 years of Gunnersbury Women’s Cricket Club
19 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to 100 years of Gunnersbury Women’s Cricket Club – an audio documentary. We are Richard & Polly Starkie, cricket journalists and co-hosts ...
Episode 189: ODIs Underway & Finals Day Approaches ft Gemma Porter
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If we sound slightly weary it's because we are! It's been a busy few weeks and more chaos lies ahead with the ODIs taking place in three locations tha...
Episode 188: India Win T20 Series at Old Trafford
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
India have secured a T20 series win over England and have looked very impressive. We chat about the Oval (where England did win) and of course Old Tra...
Episode 187: India Excel & Yorkshire to Finals Day ft Maddie Ward
04 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We were in Nottingham for England's first T20 v India and well...let's just say it felt like Australia all over again! Tier 2 has continued with some ...
Episode 186: Left Arm Leg Spin (No That's Not a Typo!) ft Millie Taylor
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The players are having some time off cricket so there's not tons to dive in to but we have had a few England A/development/XI teams play against New Z...
Episode 185: Villiers to the WBBL, World Cup Fixtures x2 & The Blast
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lots of news to digest this week as we've had two lots of World Cup fixtures, a WBBL draft and plenty of T20 Blast action to enjoy.We will be back nex...
Episode 184: Rain, Tier 2 & The Blast ft Holly Whitfield & Aimee Colquhoun
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As expected, we spent plenty of time watching rain fall in Taunton but have since been in Worcester & Durham for the T20 Blast. Last week Polly spoke ...
Episode 183: The Blast is Back ft Naomi Dattani
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve been in Derby & Leicester this week for England’s ODI and the Vitality Blast is back. We spoke to Naomi Dattani who came back from Australia...
Episode 182: Lancashire Win the T20 Cup! ft Izzy Patel
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Finally Lancashire have got hands on some silverware and Tilly Kesteven was at the heart of it! Lots to discuss as always with England's T20 series ag...
Episode 181: A New England Era ft Phoebe Brett
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the side of an A road near Canterbury as we review the first England game under Charlotte Edwards, plus lots of T20 Cup & One Day Cup chat. ...
Episode 180: T20 Cup Clashes & Another Tie! ft Sophie Singer
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Once again we've been driving round the country following the cricket in the T20 Cup and the One Day Cup. This week we're joined by Kent & Cambrid...
Episode 179: Roadtripping for Cricket LIVE from Edgbaston
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are live from the Test Match Special box at Edgbaston after Warwickshire were defeated by Somerset in the One Day Cup. We've been on the road all a...
Episode 178: Manchester Marathon Over & Out
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Time for a marathon debrief and look at how things are looking in Tier 1 after the first few rounds of the One Day Cup.The souvenir album is back for ...
Episode 177: The Season has Started ft Finty Trussler
26 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The season is now underway with all three tiers starting over the weekend and midweek. We caught up with Middlesex's Finty Trussler ahead of their ope...
Episode 176: 2025 Season Preview ft Sydney Gorham
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's the 2025 Women's Cricket Season Preview! This year we have three tiers to talk about so joining us is Kent player Sydney Gorham. The souvenir alb...
Episode 175: Scotland have Success & A Big Call Up for Davina Perrin
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After a big episode last week, it's short and sweet from us but we catch up about what's happening in the world of women's cricket.We are running the ...
Episode 174: Charlotte Edwards is the New England Coach ft Chloe Hill
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The big news we've been waiting for...Charlotte Edwards is the new England coach. Hear us wax lyrical about Lottie for half an hour but also speak thr...
Episode 173: The Week When Lewis & Knight Departed
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Not much has happened this week...oh wait! Jon Lewis and Heather Knight have both departed and change is coming for England. Down in Australia, Grace ...
Episode 172: Pre Season Tour Successes & Lottie wins another Trophy
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From washing machine filters to running 25k, we give you some of the headlines from this week...and some cricket of course! A number of counties are o...
Episode 171: Hundred Draft and Another England Tour to Australia
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we've had the Hundred Draft and England A are heading to Australia.We are running the Manchester Marathon in April and are doing it in aid o...
Episode 170: History, U19 World Cup & Surrey Ambitions ft Charlotte Lambert
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are excited to be joined this week by Surrey & England U19 player, Charlotte Lambert to chat about her remarkable year and her life on and off ...
Episode 169: Is the season round the corner?
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's the first episode back since the Women's Ashes but with optimism, we look to the season ahead & some of the questions that have arisen. We ar...
Episode 168: How the Aussies Whitewashed England
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Washes have finished and what a disaster for England. We haven't quite got to the post-mortem yet but we're close... We are running the Mancheste...
Episode 167: Australia win the Ashes & Lightning Strikes
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Australia have won the Ashes with two games to spare. Adelaide and Melbourne remain but there's plenty to get into this week. With Richard from afar a...
Episode 166: The Ashes and The Drama
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Ashes have started and it's delivered all the drama. Australia are 4-0 up but that doesn't tell the full story. With Richard from afar and Polly o...
Episode 165: 2025 & A WAshes Down Under
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Polly heads to Australia this week so we have a new year catch up and make some predictions for the year ahead as well as reflecting on 2024. We are r...
Episode 164: A Test Match & Raising Money
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With a Test match between England and South Africa concluding, plus some news about future World Cups, there is a lot to chat about as always. As ment...
Episode 163: England U19, Warwickshire & a RHFT Throwback ft Amu Surenkumar
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are joined by Bear and England U19 all-rounder, Amu Surenkumar. From plans to study law to winning the RHFT with Sunrisers, we chat about...
Episode 162: Batting Quizes & Georgia Voll's Aussie Debut
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lots of cricket has happened this week and Richard has even prepared a quiz for us! We will be back next Friday but in the meantime our Instagram &am...
Episode 161: U19 World Cup & Durham's Pro Era ft Trudy Johnson
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It was a pleasure to chat to Trudy Johnson who is a new Durham pro! Trudy is also part of England's U19 squad and will be heading to Malaysia at the s...
Episode 160: Bears Women Launch, Knockout Cup & League Two Double Headers
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We've had a fun few days finding out the fixtures for next season and most of all heading to Edgbaston for the launch of Warwickshire Women. We will b...
Episode 159: U19 World Cup, Yorkshire & ADHD ft Erin Thomas
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're back after a week off and we've got another guest. It was great to chat to Yorkshire's Erin Thomas ahead of a big training block for the U19 Wor...
Episode 158: County Signings & WBBL Stars ft Sophia Smale
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're joined by a returning guest this week as Soph Smale makes her second appearance on the podcast. We last spoke to Soph just before her debut seas...
Episode 157: New Zealand are T20 World Cup Champions
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
New Zealand are World Cup winners - who would have thought?! We wrap up the T20 World Cup and also take a look at some of the county signings over the...
Episode 156: England, Australia & India are OUT of the World Cup
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A shock week in the T20 World Cup with some giants exiting the T20 World Cup. We look at England's performances and touch on India and Australia while...
Episode 155: T20 World Cup Midpoint
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're in the depths of the T20 World Cup and there's lots to discuss. Of course, lots of signings for the new counties are being drip fed so we briefl...
Episode 154: The T20 World Cup has Started ft Kate Coppack
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The T20 World Cup is underway in the UAE and a lot has happened already. There have been some signing announcements across the counties plus a big U19...
Episode 153: Sunrisers are RHFT Champions Forever!
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Finally! Who would have thought Sunrisers would be the last ever champions of the RHFT - remarkable. We speak about the RHFT final as well as getting ...
Episode 152: The Last Dance before a New Era ft Sophie Luff
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're back with a guest! We have an exclusive interview with newly announced Somerset captain, Sophie Luff. We also chat about England v Ireland a...
Episode 151: Irish Victory & Five Finals Days
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We've got a short and snappy episode this week but we manage to get through Ireland v England, RHFT previews and next year's schedule. We will...
Episode 150: The Cricket FA Cup, The Blaze & Sponsorships
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
So much news! We have a cricket FA Cup, The Blaze will remain the Blaze and there will be no more Lottie Cup and RHFT. Richard has spend a day off at ...
Episode 149: World Cup Squads, Ireland Series & RHFT Shocks
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
So much RHFT action this week and lots of exciting news about three different England squads. Polly has been on the commentary and Richard has been in...
Episode 148: Hundred Highlights, Orla Prendergast & World Cup Relocation
23 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The World Cup has relocated and Ireland have impressed against Sri Lanka. Here are all the updates from the world of women's cricket this week. We...
Episode 147: Olympics Catch Up & Hundred Predictions
11 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a while but we're back. We share our expereinces of the 2024 Paris Olympics and recap the Hundred so far. We will be back to our usu...
Episode 146: England v NZ, RHFT & Holidays
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're about to enter holiday mode but before we do here's one last pod. England vs NZ is about to wrap up and there are quite a few talking po...
Episode 145: England's Standouts & Durham Signings ft Amy Gordon
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's election night as we record this and we get political for once. We also chat about cricket (a bit) with England winning 3-0 vs New Zealand in...
Episode 144: The Blaze are Lottie Cup Champions
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What a fantastic Lottie Cup Finals Day we had! The weather was great and the cricket was equally good. England vs New Zealand has started to we chat a...
Episode 143: Charlotte Edwards Cup Finals Day Pending ft Georgia Redmayne
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Charlotte Edwards Finals Day is tomorrow! We chat through the final two rounds and make our predictions for the big final. Aussie cricketer, Georgia R...
Episode 142: The Blaze to Stay, An Arlott Hat Trick & County Signings
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From Kirstie Gordon revealing The Blaze's new or not-so-new name to Em Arlott's hat trick vs the South East Stars, we've got all the discu...
Episode 141: Surrey Pros, Stars Dominate & Double Headers ft Chloe Abel
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The South East Stars are smashing it in the Charlotte Edwards Cup and they are the main topic of conversation. Surrey have also been the first county ...
Episode 140: Washed Out Games & Emerging Talent
01 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
England wrapped up the ODI series against Pakistan and we're deep into the Charlotte Edwards Cup. From double headers to England captaincy, we discuss...
Episode 139: Yorkshire in 2026, Lottie Cup Underway & T20 Whitewash ft Megan McColl
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A shocking Project Darwin update and a T20 series wrapped up, we've got all the hot topics from this week in women's cricket. We're very excited to be...
Episode 138: Lottie Cup Preview & England thrash Pakistan
18 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From the Lottie Cup Preview to England's first two T20s against Pakistan, we've got all our analysis this week. We will be back next week with...
Episode 137: CCC24, Centuries & Scotland Qualify for a World Cup ft Abi Norgrove
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What a week it's been! From the thrills of the World Cup Qualifiers to the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, there has been so much to keep our eyes on. En...
Episode 136: Win a 2024 Women's Cricket Souvenir Album!
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We chat RHFT, World Cup Qualifiers and Souvenir Albums as we launch a competition. Head over to our social media to enter - good luck! We will be back...
Episode 135: A Worrying Blaze & the Unbeaten Stars ft Katie Jones
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2024 is well underway and we're already eight games deep. There have been two centuries and a 5-fer but crucially,...
Bonus Episode: Project Darwin with Storylines Podcast
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Polly appeared on the Storylines Podcast this week to do a deep dive into project Darwin and looking at some of the key questions. We will be back thi...
Episode 134: Project Darwin Tier 1 & the 2024 Season Preview ft Daisy Mullan
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Wow - what a week! Project Darwin and the season pending, where do we even start? We try to process everything that's happened this week - warning...
Episode 133: A Thunder Documentary, Overseas Signings & Sticker Books ft Ava Canning
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After our break, we're back! With the season coming up, there's lots to discuss from Thunder's new documentary to England's tour to Ne...
Episode 132: Off to Australia! ft Adam Collins
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're off to Australia! Well...one of us it. Polly has booked her tickets to Australia to cover the 2025 Women's Ashes so if anyone wants to hire Poll...
Episode 131: Keeping Birmingham, RCB Success & Welsh Cricket ft Aimee Rees
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From the chaotic Hundred draft to the WPL final there's been plenty going on in the world of Women's Cricket. England have started well in New Zealand...
Episode 130: County Bids, The African Games & An U19 Tri-Series ft Shauna Kavanagh
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We have tons to discuss this week with Zimbabwe winning the African Games in a super over, counties applying for Project Darwin and the England squad ...
Episode 129: Hundred Retentions, Smashed Cars & Grounds Teams ft Molly Barbour Smith
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Hundred draft is on its way and we already know who is staying where. While Ellyse Perry was smashing car windows, an all female grounds team made...